Opiod Crisis

NationofChange
View In: Opiod CrisisA federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountable for filling prescriptions even after suspecting doctors were operating pill mills.

Democracy Now!
View In: Opiod CrisisA landmark ruling orders pharmacy chains Walmart, CVS and Walgreens to pay a combined $650 million for their role in fueling the opioid crisis, as other cases have focused on opioid makers and wholesalers that distribute the addictive painkillers. A federal judge in Ohio found the pharmacy chains accountabl...

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Opiod Crisis“Walgreens knew its system to detect and stop suspicious orders was nonexistent but continued to ship opioids at an alarming pace to increase profits,” said an attorney for the California city.

The Guardian
View In: Opiod CrisisPharmacy giant agrees to pay state government over 18-year period but does not admit to wrongdoing as part of the dealPharmacy giant Walgreens said on Thursday it has reached a $683m settlement with Florida to resolve claims that the chain exacerbated an opioid epidemic in the state.The settlement include...

Zero Hedge News
View In: Opiod CrisisSacklers Reach $6 Billion Deal Over Purdue Pharma's OxyContin Lawsuits  Members of the billionaire Sackler family who control Purdue Pharma LP have agreed to fork over as much as $6 billion in a settlement with state governments for their role in fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic -- a massive step i...

The Guardian
View In: Opiod CrisisCDC considers rolling back limits on which doses can be prescribed and for how many days in cases of acute painThe US could see loosened guidance around prescribing opioids, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers relaxing some of its guidelines in a move that could signa...